Environment Chapter 3

What happens to the less competitive species when two species with identical niches compete?

What is the primary role of predation in ecosystems?

What is the primary consequence of habitat destruction?

What type of event is classified as a disturbance in an ecosystem?

What is a common adaptation of prey species to avoid being captured?

What is the outcome when two species with identical niches coexist in the same community?

What is the primary reason for the slow process of primary succession?

What is the role of lichens in primary succession?

How do predators become more efficient over time?

What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?

What occurs when two species compete for the same limited resource in a community?

What is a likely outcome when one species is more efficient at using a resource than another species in the same community?

What is the term for when all the living organisms in a particular area interact with each other?

What happens to a species that loses in competition for a resource?

What is the term for anything required for life?

What is the result of intense competition between two species with similar niches?

What is the pattern of resource use called when similar species coexist and use only part of the available resources?

Why is competition most intense between closely related species?

What is the purpose of character displacement in finches?

What is the outcome when two species with different beak sizes coexist on the same island?

What is the primary consequence of reducing the size of a habitat?

What is the relationship between species richness and latitude?

What type of parasites live inside the host's body?

What is the term for the pattern where larger areas usually contain more species than smaller areas do?

What is the primary reason for the increase in species richness with increasing area?

What do flowers provide to insects in a mutualistic relationship?

What do termites provide to the bacteria in their gut?

What happens to the whale in a commensalistic relationship with barnacles?

What is the primary benefit for the ants in their mutualistic relationship with acacia shrubs?

What is the primary advantage for the smaller fish in a commensalistic relationship with the triggerfish?

What type of environment is the deep dark ocean floor considered?

What is the initial disturbance that triggers succession in a whale-fall community?

What happens to the whale's tissues within a year of its death?

What is the result of the decomposition of the whale carcass?

What type of organisms are attracted to the enriched sediments?

What type of bacteria begin to decompose the oils inside the whale bones?

What is the result of the decomposition of the oils inside the whale bones?

What type of organisms are supported by the chemosynthetic bacteria?

What is the sequence of events in a whale-fall community?

What is the ultimate result of the succession in a whale-fall community?